Running My Turbo Lines

Started by David B · Mar 17, 2010 · 12postsSMF 2010–26

David BMar 17, 2010, 1:16 am · #1

okay, i want to figure this shit out

theres, oil return, thats the nipple on the bottom side

oil feed, thats what i think its the banjo line off the side of the block

coolant feed, thats the larger banjo fitting up the block towards the head

and coolant return!?! people said the back of the block. I CANT FIND THAT LINE

but, could i just tap into my upper rad hose neck? yes no? just put a fitting into it?

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heres my coolant feed, i think. in the backround is my oil feed...

closeup of oil feed (wrong size banjo bolt, its just there for the picture)

and whhat i want to do for the coolant return

or is there a more reasonable place i can do it? i like it there. but i dunno if that will work,

i dunno, is there supposed to be a specific path/direction of the coolant flow?

David BMar 17, 2010, 2:43 am · #2

answer NAOW

Phisherman09Mar 17, 2010, 2:53 am · #3

David Banswer NAOW

na dude i wouldnt run it in the upper hose... that coolant return hole is back there somewhere.. iirc you just have to give it the reacharound to gain access.

David BMar 17, 2010, 3:11 am · #4

i looked, and looked. anyone have a pic, of where it is?

why cant i just cap that off and sue the rad hose? its easy to get too

Phisherman09Mar 17, 2010, 3:21 am · #5

David Bi looked, and looked. anyone have a pic, of where it is?

why cant i just cap that off and sue the rad hose? its easy to get too

the only thing i would worry about is if it would prevent coolant flow. if coolant is being pushed through that rad hose, and through that coolant feed line, there would be no pressure differential, thus no flow. but it might work..

David BMar 17, 2010, 3:24 am · #6

well the coolant goes from the pass side t stat through the rad to the drivers side

so i could just angle the tube diagonal into the coolant neck..

D-sport S12Mar 17, 2010, 11:58 am · #7

i will try and take a pic tomorrow

David BMar 17, 2010, 5:56 pm · #8

put a fitting into the elbow

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still need to locate the rear line, so i can cap it

turbos12Mar 17, 2010, 7:07 pm · #9

http://nico.zeroforum.com/zerothread/301870

David BMar 17, 2010, 8:26 pm · #10

that piece is not back there. is that part of the heater core line assembly?? is that why mine is missing, because im just running a U back to back for the heater core

RAW0330Apr 14, 2010, 6:04 pm · #11

The coolant return line goes on the same neck near the elbow by the head on the s14/s15 sr20. The s13 turbos were journal bearing t28's that were not liquid cooled. Just oil lines flowed through. That's why you didn't have that fitting on your s13 sr. Well done with the additional fitting!

CandellanApr 15, 2010, 5:05 am · #12

I looked at my setup last night as I'm about to change over my old solid lines to Earls. Both oil line goes under the turbo not around the front like you have them, but that's up to you. The water feed on mine comes behind the motor from the heater circuit I presume. You could tee off from the loop you've made & have a nice dedicated supply to the turbo.

RAW: The Japaneese S13 red & black SR came with a T25, water & oil cooled. S14/S15 all came with T28 BB. Perhaps the US ones were different. Aussie S14/S15 turbos were T28 non-BB.